Journal of critical reviews 866 Journal of Critical Reviews ISSN- 2394-5125 Vol 7, Issue 8, 2020 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TAHFIDZAL-QUR'AN CURRICULUMAT THE TAHFIDZ MALAYSIA BOARDING SCHOOL Afiful Ikhwan 1 , Mohd Aderi Che Noh 2 , Nurul Iman 3 1,3 Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo, Indonesia 2 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia E-mail: 1 afifulikhwan@gmail.com, 2 aderi@fsk.upsi.edu.my, 3 cahayaiman66@gmail.com Received: 02.05.2020 Revised: 01.06.2020 Accepted: 25.06.2020 Abstract This study focuses on the content of the memorise curriculum in Hostel memorise Private. The respondents of the survey were 350 private Hostel memorise students from all over Malaysia. The questionnaire method was used to obtain direct findings from the respondents. The data from the questionnaire were evaluated based on Min Affective Min Dimensional Interpretation of Mean Nunally using five scales, i.e. high, medium high, medium low and low. The study found that the contents of a comprehensive Tahfidz curriculum covering practical and ukhrawi aspects can ensure the appreciation of religious life and form a noble character. It also enhances the confidence of students to contribute to the community not only as an imam, bilal, teachers of the Quran "but also other professional fields. The flexibility aspect of the curriculum without gender, age, learning constraints and exams is among the factors that interest students to follow Tahfidz Education. However, the need to integrate with the national curriculum is essential for the continuity of Tahfidz Education as the equivalent of other primary education streams. Index Terms --Tahfidz Al-Qur' an, Curriculum and Boarding School © 2020 by Advance Scientific Research. This is an open-access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31838/jcr.07.08.185 INTRODUCTION Al-Quran al-Karim education is the first Islamic education in Islam(Fahriana, Ava Swastika, 2019). It begins with the fall of the first revelation (al-Alaq, 96: 01-04) to the Prophet saw using SayidinaJibril as regrettably(Ikhwan, 2014). Remember is also a method used by the Prophet in teaching the Qur'an to his companions. (Al-Habash, 1987);Abu Najihat Al-Hafiz, 2002)add; memorising can safeguard from the loss of the mutawatir number of Quran reciters preserving content, purity, attempted mischief, committing allegations and counterfeiting of the materials of al-Quran al-Karim. (Abd Ghani et al., 2012,Azmil et al. 2014) Allah swt asserts that Allah swt will simplify his servant to memorise the Qur'an (al-Qamar, 54:17). Allah swt is the one which preserves its contents so that the Qur'an protected from all forms of deviation and change (al-Hijr, 15: 9). Even Allah swtpraised and praised the high priests of the Holy Qur'an by giving honor and noble titles such as the choice of Allah (Fathir, 35:32), the one who had been given knowledge (al-Ankabut, 29:45) and guardian of the authenticity of the Qur'an (al- Hijr, 15: 9)(Abdullah Basmeih, 2007) The history of Quranic studies in Malaysia began since the arrival of Islam to the archipelago. Al-Quran education is studied throughout the state and becomes a stronghold of community members facing the colonial invasion 1 . 1 Education in the early days of Malaya was more focused on the study of the Quran known as the study of the Quran in the home. Meanwhile, the classes of Quranic studies at the mosque are led by religious teachers or Mosque Committee Members. The traditional system has succeeded in maintaining aqidah and becoming a means of learning Islam. Until the third quarter of the 1890s when the British introduced the concept of segregation between secular knowledge and religious knowledge in an attempt to educate the Malays.(Ahmad, 2015) The Malaysian initiative has been the pioneer of the International Level Al-Quran Recital Council since the 1960s as a trigger for the establishment of a Tahfidz institution in Malaysia. The intention of establishing a systematic Tahfidz institution according to Ahmad, 2015)has been voiced by Al-Azhar University Rector, Sheikh Mahmud Syaltut through the essence of his speech at the inauguration of the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur in 1960. Establishment of a systematic Tahfidz institution realised by the Prime Minister, Tuanku Abdul Rahman Putra al-Haj by 1966 known Darul Quran (DQ). The establishment of the DQ is intended to produce authoritative huffaz, qurra 'and dawa.(JAKIM, 2016; Ahmad, 2015). DQ, according to Ahmad; became the first Tahfidz institution in Malaysia to offer courses in the field of the Quran, the Quran Tahfidz and the hifz of the Quran as a niche area. This Tahfidz program is also integrated with other areas of specialisation such as qiraat, da'wah, Syariah, hadith, muamalat and halal management(Anuar Ahmad, 2015). The impact of the DQ Tahfidz program with the success of producing huffaz attracts other government institutions, NGOs and individuals to implement the plan (Fauziah, 2016). The sequence of the success Ahmad, 2015)explain; Quran Tahfidz studies began to spread in the states of Malaysia with the establishment of the Hostel Tahfidz Al-Quran in the State (MTQN) and the Hostel Tahfidz Al-Quran Private (MTQS). Increasing the awareness of Islam among the community has prompted more parents to send their children to religious schools and the Quran's Tahfidz, whether organised by the government or private. (Mohamad et al.,Solahuddin, 2016); (Ikhwan, 2017).He made an application to join the Tahfidz program beyond the 2 . (Wan Muhammad, 1995); (Noor Hisham 2 Excellent bidding admission to join Tahfiz al-Quran WalQiraat Diploma Program in Darul Quran, JAKIM; 3,500 applications compared to 250 places offered in 2015.